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Unit test 1B
1 Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb.
1 (study) Does he study at a university in the USA?
2 We (not want) ________ to go to the gym.
3 (live) ________ he ________ with his parents?
4 What (eat) ________ the children usually ________ for breakfast?
5 She (work) ________ for many foreign companies.
6 I think he (work) ________ this evening.
7 She (not drive) ________ to work because she hasn’t got a car.
8 Don’t change the channel! I (watch) ________ that quiz show!
9 (speak) ________ your parents ________ three languages?
10 (go) ________ we ________ to the cinema this evening?
11 My husband normally (arrive) ________ home at about 6 p.m.
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2 Choose the correct form of the verb.
1 … on holiday in Corsica last summer?
a Were you b Have you been c Are you
2 Sorry we’re late. How long … for us?
a are you waiting b have you waited c have you been waiting
3 … he … her yet?
a Will … call b Has … called c Does … call
4 His family … in Oxford since 1999.
a has lived b lives c is living
5 They … this Sunday.
a are not working b don’t be working c are working not
6 I … from Southern France.
a ’m not b haven’t c haven’t been
7 The match was on Saturday, but we … .
a weren’t gone b didn’t go c haven’t gone
8 The quiz questions … by our teacher.
a were preparing b were prepared c prepared
9 … the answers to the quiz?
a Do they know b Are they knowing c Have they known
10 Most Hungarian actors … outside Hungary.
a haven’t known b aren’t knowing c aren’t known
11 When … learning English?
a have you started b were you starting c did you start
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1 She (not like) didn’t like the concert, so she went home in the interval.
2 They (do) ________ some difficult exercises yesterday.
3 (meet) ________ I ________ your brother yet?
4 He (not ask) ________ her to marry him yet.
5 Spain (win) ________ the European football championship in 2008.
6 (chat) ________ they ________ on the phone when the police arrived?
7 The test (not start) ________ on time, so they told us to hurry up!
8 How long (know) ________ you ________ each other?
9 The weather is bad so she (go) ________ already ________ home.
10 John and Paul (not work) ________ when the boss arrived to check on them.
11 The European Union (found) ________ in the 1950s.
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4 Complete the questions.
1 A Do you like thrillers?
B No, I don’t. I prefer romances.
2 A Look! ________ that policeman speaking to our mum?
B Yes, I think he is.
3 A ________ he enjoy the performance?
B No, I don’t think he did.
4 A ________ she ________ a sister?
B No, she hasn’t, but she’s got two brothers.
5 A Where ________ your family ________?
B Mum and Dad are both from Newcastle.
6 A What ________ your grandmother ________?
B My grandmother was a doctor.
7 A ________ you going to the cinema this evening?
B No, I’m not. I have to go to the dentist.
8 A ________ Mr and Mrs Jones ________ a new car?
B No, I don’t think they have. They’ve just painted it a new colour.
9 A Why ________ you late this morning?
B Because there weren’t any buses and I couldn’t get a taxi.
10 A ________ we going to watch this film?
B Yes, we are. Don’t you like it?
11 A ________ you want to come to the park with us?
B Yes, I do.
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5 Complete the sentences with is or has.
1 Carl is from Birmingham.
2 Francesca ________ 21.
3 Tom ________ gone to the community centre.
4 Paul ________ had a lot of time to learn to drive a car.
5 Vienna ________ in central Europe.
6 The pin number ________ needed to make a transaction.
7 Our neighbour ________ got a new car.
8 Carla ________ coming to see us this weekend.
9 It ________ been several months since I saw my sister.
10 Anita ________ in the living room.
11 My sister ________ got the flu.
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6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs.
Millions of people in Britain (1 watch) watch general knowledge quizzes on TV. One of the most popular shows (2 be) ________ Who wants To Be A Millionaire?. Chris Tarrant (3 present) ________ Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in Britain, and it (4 be) ________ extremely popular in many countries all over the world. To enter the quiz, people telephone and (5 answer) ________ a simple recorded question. If someone (6 get) ________ a place on the show, they go to the studio where they take part in the TV quiz.
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7 These sentences all contain a form of the nonsense word uggy. Decide if the form is a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.
1 Sunday was an uggy day, so we had to cancel the concert in the park. adjective
2 The uggy that he bought for her birthday was too big. ________
3 She tried uggily hard to complete the project on time. ________
4 He has uggied in this town for many years. ________
5 I think my work is uggier than yours. ________
6 They didn’t uggy until after midnight. ________
Replace the form of the word uggy in 1–6 with the best word a–f.
a rainy 1
b desperately ________
c dress ________
d lived ________
e arrive ________
f worse ________
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8 Match the suffixes a–f with the gaps in 1–6 to make words.
1 My wife’s really critical. She doesn’t like the way I do things. d
2 We thought their crit____ was a bit negative, but they were right. ____
3 He’s got a job as a crit____, and he writes about all the new shows. ____
4 She was a great perform____. ____
5 He is perform____ Verdi’s Traviata tonight. ____
6 Their first perform____ was terrible. ____
a -ance
b -er
c -ic
d -ical
e -icism
f -ing
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9 Match a word from A with a word from B. Then complete the gaps in the sentences.
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A
B
close-knit
job
cosmopolitan
in love
drivefamily
extended
community
fall
city
well-paid
carelessly
1 My father tends to drive carelessly. He’s had quite a few accidents.
2 I’d like to know my ________ ________ better. I’m not very close to them.
3 I live in a ________ ________.All the neighbours are also good friends.
4 London is a ________ ________ . It’s famous for its multicultural character.
5 I’d like to find a ________ ________ . My salary at the moment isn’t so brilliant.
6 You can’t think of anything but that special person when you ________ ________
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10 Complete the conversations with words from the box.
checking
have joining make meet mind no
performance thank the time want
1 A Earl Grey tea or Ceylon tea? And do you want milk and sugar with it?
B Earl Grey, please. Sugar, but no milk. Can I have some lemon instead?
2 A I don’t think you’ve met Chris. He’s ____ us from the Sydney office.
B Hello. Good to ____ you. I’ve heard a lot about you, Chris.
3 A Is it ____ for lunch?
B Yes, it is.
A ____ goodness!
4 A I’m sorry, I can’t ____ the meeting. My train’s running late.
B Never ____. We’ll start without you and talk later.
5 A How many bags are you ____ in today?
B Just ____ one.
6 A There are still tickets for 6.30, but the 9.30 ____ is sold out, I’m afraid.
B That’s fine. We’ll ____ two, one adult and one child, please.
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11 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 We have a cancellation this evening.
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2 What contact do you have with your extended family?
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3 Have you known your friends since childhood?
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4 I need to make an urgent appointment.
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5 Is yours a close-knit family?
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6 I live in a very cosmopolitan city.
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7 Did you have a good day?
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8 Have here or take away?
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9 You don’t feel completely at home in either country.
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10 We try to live frugally to help our children go to university.
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